Same engines though (minus the afterburners). You should hear a flight of
those go off in formation!!
Beautiful planes both IMHO
Julian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gareth.J.Martin" <g.j.martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Paris Air Show...
> I've seen Concord on several occasions, both flying and on the ground.
> Strangely enough I've never been a fan of Concord, I think its a bit
> plain (no pun intended), maybe its beacuse I like military aircraft.
> They are far more photogenic. I agree about the P-51 though. The
> Spitfire and Me-262 are at the top of my list, but if you really want to
> see aircraft beauty take a look at the Avro Vulcan, its spellbinding and
> I think is the best looking plane ever. There are plenty of
> abstract-type photo opportunites up close with a Vulcan. IMHO the Vulcan
> makes Concord look like a paper plane!
>
> All the best,
> Gareth.
>
> (Now waiting to be shot down by the Concord Appreciation Society!).
>
> Thomas Heide Clausen wrote:
>
> >On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 10:14:09 +0100
> >Roger Wesson <roger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>Well if you should miss it at the air show, Concordes are still
> >>flying out of Heathrow daily until October. I took some photos of
> >>a concorde taking off a few years ago, nothing too great but nice
> >>shots to have. Think I will have to make a trip over to Heathrow
> >>during the summer to see if I can do better.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Hmm....heathrow, here I come. Now, I also just need to save up 10KEUR
> >so I can get to fly in one....and I thought funding for a 90/2 would
> >be hard to get by the CDFO...
> >
> >
> >
> >>A friend of mine who lives very near to Heathrow can't wait until
> >>they are retired - that awesome roar is very impressive but I
> >>suppose it gets boring if you hear it every day!
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Bahh, herecy. If they'd keep flying these birds, I'd gladly live
> >right off the end of the runway :)
> >
> >Anyways, I'll go to the Paris Air Show and practice photographing
> >flying aircrafts. Then, hit Heathrow :)
> >
> >
> >
>
> --
>
> Gareth.J.Martin
>
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